New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.


Tho fact that Mr. Letter, Of Chicago, paid 1000
for q Bible ut recent book sale Is exiting SO inuch
attention cut there that it is suspected the DOCK Is
the first work of tho kind owned by citizen
OF that city.
"say Marialn exclaimed Mr. Biobs0n the other day,
81 move We suspentI the ion S-haul cause. ,,,.,
What do you mean q demanded MIS- ,.1 bo "f nsb
ing the paby carriage around TOUR Di9cks we s o
block for awhile nBupIinSton Free
Press
The recent report Of the Brazilian Minister Oh Agri
cunre ON the commercial situation OF the empire has
caused no little anxiety among the people VINO nopeu
for a steady Improvement Of trade. Brain Is a'
present passing through great commercial crlsis'
the experience which comes to every nation at some
time but she will no doubt soon struggle from uhder
1t and come out victorious. Tine Minister vi Asii0u'
ure ays that the resources OF Brazil are so extern
sIye and the people SO energetic that ne canno'
believe its commerce has permanently declined
Here Is an Indian yarn: The story goes that
young man In AllanaDaG Propoeu " yV yes or no At
Calcutta ny ,eegapn adding % ~ exn ia
my expense" She sent nim ooo woIus Vi oAPi .na
ton without coming to any conciuSion. Londoh 'io'o
The Coroner of Railway must be particularly
tender-hcarted and soit-spohen person In MS
official certificate he declares that the unfortunate
murdered girl came to her death by "injury TO her
throat" Euphuism Of this kind was hardly called lor
"I'yo struck it rich out West" said q Iassenger
from Kansas City, land am going back home 70 zee
my olhs aud tell em what success nae We vent West
without dollar 20 my NAME ana no" o ean am i
co9 HUNDRED SHoSsand mnas rrGs ToS0 uae
"Nawp. kansas city real estate :" Not ANA;
"AhI member Of LegislatureP mo, Stree" W lt
then ~ "Runnng a drug store In red-hot prohioi-
ton town in kansas! "-tChicaso Herald.
Inyalds Of all kinds III ST. Louis firm believers in
the hot milk euro.
recent issue OF "The Arizona Hower" contains the
following editorial paragraph Attention Is caneu
20 tho fact that In the news columns Of this mornings
Howlcr there appears the first ana only account
OF the eopcment of our wife with ThumDiess Buy
tho monte sharp which occurred yesterday thus we
score another our dead contemporary acIoss
the street for some spicy inside developments
TO be published exclusively la this paper tomorrow
morning"
sell me Llaccd t ON the market, and tho way that
lot dId-wcl, 1t sold four times within weeA, ana
cleared 90 per cent what makes town lots 80 lying
SO (" the eager buyers cry. on, Lincoln On "a
owners mark them up, yet buyers 40 not squeal Dut
run imlatienty about for fear theyA lose q aeai'
-tI.ncoln (kan.) kepublican'
The town of Syracuse, Kansas, has five "lady
Aldermen" OF course the other members OF the
board arc gentleman Aldermen"
Ing thu ough IL l had my first experience with the
honey OF South AFRICA THIS curious little bird Is
In size and pluInase, about Ike Enslsh sparrow.
and gets name from the fact that the little ieiow
Who very iCnd Of pony benz unl aaes 10 wS Se the
wild hidden their stores OF rich VIVA money
Whenever this bud ,oes man he VIII ny close 70 MN
Will go OIL In the direction o. the place tgc horahy d
wheo the honey IS yns 6aehward ana ro nor
twittering in the same manner, as to say, Come
eDcaed until the trec is reached when the bird will
incao very plainly by yng 10 IL ana h nmt an
the honey taken up the bird will hover in the vicinity
until the job is done, when of course his reward
comes in the shape Of feast ON the fragments that
are left.-tAn,erlcan Field
There is to be captive balloon at the French Centen-
NAL Exhibition OF 1889 which will have the enormous
capacity OF 21l9,OO0 cubic feet 1t will ascend
$3.50 feet, and will carry 100 passengers at once
Says public librarian OF st. Louis: "whlle it
can't be denied that in the matter OF well supplied
book stores far behind Chicago and CinoinnatI
any careful observer can see that there Is growing
literary spirit here. During the past winter it mani
tested itself In the formation Of large number OF
clubs for the study Of classic literature, and think
| when so important n magazine "a The Forum gives
us In number ablo articles by Dr. W. I. Harris,
the Rev John Snyder and Professor Thomas Davidson
tall st. Lousans either in flesh or spirit we have
| abundant for hopefulness."
az would like pass TO New-fork, If you please.
believe you arc permitted to give passes to the
Eyes: the Interstate bill gives us that privilege
believe. You are member OF that profession Yes
What namci writes out the pass ana hands IL 10 the
| applicant with gracious bow. And where do you
| PREACH Mr.. Blande !"
| "Prcachf / don't preach anywhere"
"But you said you were Clergyman"
"Not l. l said was member OF the clerical
| profession. Clerk down In Juep's saloon. Call
| round and see us. Glad to rcciprocate. Solong. "
| -tB0ston Transcript
| Says Father Phelan in "The Western Waterman"
| OF St. Louis: "In Chicago and New-York nearly all
the booders arc Irish Catholics 1t Is shameful but
| what arc we going to do about lit We must put in
q mild dlsclaimed right here. These ballotstufng and
boodling Irish Catholics never go to church. The
balot-burgars OF st. Louis our parish hoodums.
They go to church and their Sundays spent
| in saloons or driving their bloated Mols along
| the frequcnted thoroughfares. The ballotburglars
are a moro cowardly anf dtier race of penitentary
birds nothing more The priests do not speak OF
the crime of ballotstufng any than they do OF
burglary. for the very good reason that the ballot
suffers like the burglars within ear-sLot
| Of the pulpit"
| Some has cut down O tree In Nebraska on
which different horsetheyes have been hanged,
and 1t tho only tree In the county the inhab-
ants agtatng tho arb0r day scheme for all they
| ara WOrth,-lBurlingtOn Free Press.